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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1910
Page
10
Busy entries show residents boarding the Firefly to Davenport and Fairport for business and social visits while also promoting loans, home purchases, and services. The piece mentions band concerts at Weed Park, a St Matthias graduation at Grang Opera House, and a Fraternal Bankers excursion on the Columbia.
A speaker advertises selling pianos directly from a residence to avoid store expenses. The note emphasizes no storefront and invites customers to see instruments at the home location, regardless of whether a sale occurs.
Chickering Gabler Packard Guest Richmond Knight Brinkerhoff Brewster Johnson and others advertise pianos priced from $175 with easy payment terms. Your old instrument taken in exchange. If you cannot call write for details.
Theodore Wieter promotes The Guest Piano Co located at 414 West 4th Street. The firm proclaims itself the oldest and largest piano dealer in Iowa, established in 1854.
Bow man Garage reports several Buick cars received and sold within days. Gabe Bowman arrived from Chicago with a number 10 Buick and delivered the vehicle to J. P. Fanning in Letts Iowa. The Buicks are designated for service.
A counter petition circulated in Muscatine County opposes canceling the contract with Tax Ferret Mc Coy and urges the Board of Supervisors to enforce tax laws fairly. Spokesman A. G. Tyler says the document is being signed in every voting precinct, demanding honest enforcement of all statutes and warning against unlawful public action. The petition appeals to residents and taxpayers to support lawful taxation and rejects dictating law.
Davenport manager Charles Roy Kindt and Freda Brown of Chicago announce a June 22 wedding after a three year courtship. Kindt owns Burtis Opera House with his father Charles T Kindt, who plans to present $25,000 in cash at the ceremony at the bride’s Washington Heights home in Chicago.
Rev. Mr. Ensign of Cedar Rapids will address Muscatine on June 21 as state president of the Christian Endeavor society. The meeting is under the local C E union and promises an interesting program as local youths organize efforts for the event.
Miss Harriet Kemptner a June bride is honored at a pre nuptial shower hosted by the Young Ladies Circle of the United Brethren church and the Fantastic club at Mrs. William Geller 610 East Seventh Street. About twenty members attended with Miss Winifred Giesler assisting. The home featured pink white and green decor and floral accents with favors of sweet peas and ferns. Refreshments followed with matching colors. The next meeting is set for July 11 at Miss Mae Shoemaker’s Bush Street home.
The First Baptist church Farther Lights society met at Mrs. Frey Hoefflin’s home 1096 Lucas Street Monday evening with about twenty members present. The program featured Bible reading, Livingston life, Moffat and Stanley, a Congo tale, a vocal solo, and a Congo mission summary. Refreshments followed the session.
Miss Mollie Huttig was surprised by friends Monday evening at 426 Fletcher avenue in a pre nuptial shower arranged by Miss Elsie Brunow. The groom to be is Gilbert McTurk of Davenport. the wedding is set for Wednesday at 5 p.m. A handpainted berry bowl was presented to the guest of honor by several attendees.
The Thirty Three Club announces its next gathering will be held on Wednesday. Members are asked to note the date and time in their calendars and attend as announced.
An open meeting for wives and women friends of members will be held on evening of June 22 at the Geneva Golf and Country Club. A dinner at the club house will precede the regular program.
Ten members of Miss Alice Hunter’s Sunday school class at Malford Congregational church were guests at a 6 30 dinner hosted by Miss Bertha Hoover Monday evening. The meal at the YWCA building was served in two courses.
The St Matthias Sodality held a planning meeting at Miss Agnes Fuller’s home 129 West Third Street Monday to finalize arrangements for a lawn festival on St Matthias hill the evening of June 29 under their auspices.
A called joint meeting of the Colonel Hare and Major John Circles is scheduled for Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. S Smedley on East Third Street. Members are urged to attend in full.
The Electa Chapter No 2 Order of the Eastern Star held its regular meeting Monday evening with about forty members in attendance.
County Attorney I S Pepper is listed as a speaker for the County Attorneys association meeting in Des Moines June 22 23 to discuss the Cosson Law and Law Enforcement. He may attend if possible and will appear on the program if he goes.
C C Gardner receives a statewide promotion to traveling agent for Michigan. He transfers from Muscatine to Detroit, taking the new post effective June 15 after two months in Detroit relieving R S Torrington. Gardner is a known traveling passenger agent in Muscatine.
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